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Mint Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

An easy and delicious cheesecake bar recipe - no spring-form pan or fuss required!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Servings: 40 squares
Author: Michelle Marine

Ingredients

For the crust:

  • 3 cups crushed chocolate graham crackers
  • 10 TBS butter melted

For the cheesecake

  • 6 - 8 oz packages cream cheese room temperature
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups raw sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 cup crushed peppermint candies

For the ganache

  • 1 cup heavycream
  • 1 cup finely shredded semi-sweet chocolate chocolate chips work fine

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • To make the crust, combine melted butter and graham cracker crumbs. Firmly press on a sheet pan (or two 9 x 13 if desired) covered with parchment paper.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes, remove from oven.
  • To make the cheesecake, combine cream cheese and sugar in a stand mixer over medium speed. Slowly add eggs one at time until combined.
  • Add the extracts and candies and mix one last time.
  • Pour the cheesecake batter on the crust and bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool to touch, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
  • To make the ganache, shred 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate. I ran a cup a chocolate chips through my food processor, but if you have mad knife skills, feel free to use your knife to chop.
  • Heat one cup a cream over medium high heat until just boiling. Then, pour cream over chocolate in a heat safe bowl.
  • Let the cream and chocolate sit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes are up, stir the mixture until a nice ganache forms. Top the cheesecake with the ganache. Put the cheesecake back in the fridge for another 15 minutes or so.
  • Finally, cut into bars (roughly 2" x 2") and top with a few more candies, if desired
  • Store leftovers in the fridge.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 4381kcal | Carbohydrates: 438g | Protein: 60g | Fat: 271g | Saturated Fat: 167g | Cholesterol: 751mg | Sodium: 2317mg | Sugar: 410g